Department of Agrobiology and Bioresources

Dr. Kenji YAMANE
Faculty of AgricultureUntil 2012 Department of Bio-productive Science

Plant Science
Horticulture
Crop Science
Soil Science
Plant Nutrition
Comparative Agriculture
Geology
Farm
Bioscience center
Weed science center

Animal Science
Breeding and Reproduction
Function and Morphology
Nutritional Biochemistry
Animal Production andReproduction(Farm)

Applied Biology
Plant Breeding
Plant Pathology
Applied Entomology
Insect Biotechnology

Applied Biochemistry
Biomaterial Science
Inorganic
Biochemistry
Bioorganic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Food Chemistry
Food Biochemistry
Applied Microbiology

NowDepartment of of Agrobiology and Bioresourses

Plant Science
Horticulture
Crop Science
Soil Science
Plant Nutrition
Comparative Agriculture
Geology
Farm
Bioscience center
Weed science center

Animal Science
Breeding and Reproduction
Function and Morphology
Nutritional Biochemistry
Animal Production andReproduction(Farm)

Applied Biology
Plant Breeding
Plant Pathology
Applied Entomology
Insect Biotechnology

Department of Applied
BiochemistryNow
Biomaterial Science
Inorganic Biochemistry
Bioorganic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Food Chemistry
Food Biochemistry
Applied Microbiology

Microorga
nism
Insects

Genes

NEW Target of Department ofAgrobiology and Bioresourses
PlantsSoil/GeologyAnimals

Mission of Dept. ofAgrobiology and Bioresources• Sustainable production and usage of bioresources.
• Function of bioresources

Agriculture
5%

IT
3%

Others10%Market
7%

Msc.
34%

Service
15%
Manufacture
15%

Governme
Education nt
4% 7%

Career course of alumni
Dept. Bioproductive Science(except Applied Chemistry)Division Plant Science• Integrate theories of plant production at aregional as well as global scale, with an emphasis
on soil and plant resources• Sustainable coexistence of plant and human life

Chemical analysis

Tissue culture
Quality evaluation

ExperimentsPlanting rice in paddy field
Technical Training in University Farm(102 ha)Putting bag on pears
Centre of collaborative training of other universities

Soil Science

Dr. Hide HIRAI(1)Soil classification(2)Methane(CH4) formation(3)Phosphate metabolism(4)Rural area development

Plant Nutrition
Dr. Hitoshi
SEKIMOTO(1)Micronutrients in the food chain(2)Iodine (I) uptake in plants(3)Zinc and cadmium(4)Controlled-release fertilizer and organic fertilizer(5)Cesium into plants from fields in Fukushima

Dr. Michiko
TAKAHASHI

Plant Nutrition & Physiology(1) Plant stress and heavy metals(2) Transporter genes for Fe,Zn

Comparative Agriculture(Regional and Agricultural Develop.)

Dr. Ryo FUKUISoil microbiology to establish sustainable
farm management

Geology

Dr. Yoshi AITA

(1)Radiolarian(2)Phytolith (plant opal)

Crop Science

Dr. Yoshi WADA

(1) Photosynthesis C3-C4 intermediate plants(2) Heat stress on rice grain

Crop Science
Genetic factor on rice traits

Dr. Taka KASHIWAGI

Analysis of QTL in rice-yield, lodging tolerance etc.

Plant Ecology(Weed Science Center)

Pueraria lobata

Dr. Taka NISHIO

Rudbeckia laciniata(1) Ecological management of native and invasiveweeds.

Plant Production and Tech (University Farm)

Dr. Yukio IJIRO Dr. Yuki TAKAHASHI(1) Production and propagation of horticultural crops,(2) Less laborious, low cost rice production

Kodama Lab in Bioscience Center

Dr. Yutaka KODMA

Horticultural Science

Kenji YAMANE

Takeshi KUROKURA• Pre and Postharvest Quality• Control of Flowering in Peach• Flowering and quality of Strawberry• Horticultural Well-being

Molecular physiology of flowering inRosaceae crops-Wild strawberry as a model-

Left: Normal plant

Right: Transgenic plant

SD wild strawberry can flower under LD conditionby the suppression of flowering inhibitor.

Department of Agrobiology and Bioresources

Overview

The Division of Animal
ScienceResearch program in the division cover the range from analysis ofgenes to analysis of whole organisms and fall into four broad
categories.
❍ Function and Morphology❍ Breeding and Reproduction❍ Nutritional Biochemistry❍ Animal Production and Reproduction (Farm)
The division aims at the theoretical and technical investigation
regarding animal production issues. High standard instruction andresearch concerning genetics, breeding, reproduction, morphology,ecology, nutrition and feeding, physiology, pathology, andmanagement are conducted sophisticatedly and widely. In
cooperation with the National Institute of Livestock and Grassland
Science, instruction and research are also conducted.

The Division of Animal Science
Faculty
Midori Yoshizawa, Ph.D.
Professor
Animal Reproduction“Reproductive technology
and cytogenetics inmammals”

Kunio Sugahara, Ph.D.
Professor
Animal Nutrition“Regulation of energy
metabolism
indomestic fowl”

Shoei Sugita, Ph.D.
Professor
Animal Anatomy &Physiology“Physiology and morphologyof the domestic and wild
animals; especially central
nervoussystemandmechanisms of vision”

The Division of Animal Science
Faculty
Yoshikazu Nagao, Ph.D.
Professor
Animal Reproductive Science“Early development andbiological applicationsof bovine embryos”

Fumiaki Yoshizawa, Ph.D.
Professor
Nutritional Physiology

Emiko Fukui, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Animal Breeding“Studies on nutritional
regulation of protein
synthesis and its
mechanism”“Genetic variation ofblood proteins andDNA in animals”

The Division of Animal Science

Faculty

Hiro Matsumoto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Reproductive
Physiology

Masato Aoyama, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Applied Ethology

Yusuke Sato, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Muscle Physiology“Developmental biologyof mammalian embryos
during periimplantation”“Neurophysiologicalmechanismsofstressresponses in domestic
animals and establishment
the animal managements
for reducing their stress”“Differential regulation of themuscle ”

Applied Biology DivisionPlant Breeding
Plant Pathology
Applied Entomology
Insect Biotechnology

Insect Biotechnology

Prof. KAWASAKI, H

Dr. IWANAGA, M

Plant Breeding

Prof. KANEKO, Y

Dr. BANG, S. W.

Applied Entomology

Prof.
MURAI, TMr. TAKAHASHI, S. Mr. KAGAWA, K

Plant Pathology

Prof. NATSUAKI, T

Dr. NISHIGAWA, H.